Lea Durie
https://www.leadurieceramics.com/
Lea Durie, an artist based in the Canberra region, considers the interplay between post-colonial land use, climate change and our connections to place.. Lea investigates these ideas through sculpture, vessels, mark making and installation artwork with ceramics as the primary medium. Most recently Lea has been working with wild clay to explore the traces of the past that remain in urban landscapes and how the slow process of working with this material might build a sense of connection and responsibility for these places.
Lea recently graduated with a commendation from a Masters of Contemporary Art Practices at the Australian National University. She has been the recipient of a number of awards including two Emerging Artist awards at the ANU School of Art and Design Graduating show in 2023, a Craft ACT Emerging Artist’s award and a Belconnen Arts Centre Solo Show award, a Highly Commended in the Klytie Pate Ceramic Awards 2023. Lea has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions, solo exhibitions and has two solo exhibitions and a number of group shows planned in 2024 and 2025.
Lea undertook an artist residency at the Bilpin international Centre for Creative Initiatives in 2024.
